OSM fieldwork/ChoiceProcedure

The fieldworker was chosen using the procedure
outlined in RFC 3797, Section 4, using the sources of
randomness and list of names given at the bottom of this page.
This procedure was chosen so that the
choice will be both random and publicly verifiable.

The list of names is a list of all the pledgees who donated £10 to
the OSMF by 26th August 2008.

The first name the algorithm chose is the candidate.

There is no specific time set for the fieldwork trip; that is for
negotiation between the chosen person and the OSMF. However, we would
hope it would be within the next six months.

Procedure Log

Three people were selected in case the first one or two turned out to have removed themselves from the pool or be otherwise unsuitable. The number to be selected (3) has no bearing on who is selected, it just defines how many times the program runs
the selection algorithm, and gives me some backup names if the first person is unsuitable for any reason. See the RFC for details. If you want to reproduce this procedure to make sure I haven't faked the results, take the code from the RFC and that from the MD5 RFC and compile it. Note that the MD5 RFC code requires a bug fix.

gerv@otter:rfc3797$ ./select
Type size of pool:
(or 'exit' to exit) 53
Type number of items to be selected:
(or 'exit' to exit) 3
Approximately 14.6 bits of entropy needed.
Type #1 randomness or 'end' followed by new line.
Up to 16 integers or the word 'float' followed by up
to 16 x.y format reals.
4 6 9 13 35 36 46
4 6 9 13 35 36 46
Type #2 randomness or 'end' followed by new line.
Up to 16 integers or the word 'float' followed by up
to 16 x.y format reals.
6 14 17 19 26 28
6 14 17 19 26 28
Type #3 randomness or 'end' followed by new line.
Up to 16 integers or the word 'float' followed by up
to 16 x.y format reals.
2 4 5 13 15 25 27
2 4 5 13 15 25 27
Type #4 randomness or 'end' followed by new line.
Up to 16 integers or the word 'float' followed by up
to 16 x.y format reals.
end
Key is:
4.6.9.13.35.36.46./6.14.17.19.26.28./2.4.5.13.15.25.27./
index hex value of MD5 div selected
1 402941424E5BE97F798C97520B455AC9 53 -> 44 <-
2 52638F4948A8F462C924AC538829F814 52 -> 5 <-
3 C84BDE4CAF9EA0C175040B4CB9FFCF97 51 -> 23 <-
Done, type any character to exit.